12/12/2025
🌿 Do Probiotics Really Help Horses? The Truth Might Surprise You…
Most equine probiotic products look impressive on the label…
but science shows a very different story.
Here’s what we discovered ⬇️
🔥 Most probiotics in horse feeds are already dead
Lactic-acid bacteria can’t survive:
• Heat 🔥
• Oxygen 🌬️
• Humidity 💧
• Light ☀️
• Long storage ⏳
• Steam pelleting
By the time they reach your barn, many strains have lost most (or all) of their viability.
💡 But here’s the good news:
Certain gut-support ingredients are proven to help horses — even in real-world barn conditions.
The most science-backed ingredients are:
• Bacillus spores (inflammation + hindgut balance)
• Yeast culture (fiber digestion + pH stability)
• Aspergillus fermentation extracts (enzyme support + hindgut efficiency)
These are stable, effective, and supported by equine research — and they’re the strains that do the real work in Wild Fed.
We also include Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains, and although they likely don’t survive pelleting, they still contribute gentle postbiotic benefits (immune modulation, gut calming).
At Wild Fed, transparency matters. As science evolves, so do we.
Your horse deserves honest nutrition grounded in real evidence. 💚
👉 Read the full breakdown in our latest blog:
“Equine Probiotics: Do They Really Help Horses?”
Probiotics are everywhere in the horse world. Powders, pastes, feed-throughs, “digestive balancers,” and daily supplements all promise the same thing: a healthier gut, better digestion, and improved immunity. But are probiotics really helping horses as much as we believe?And more importantly, do...